Love transcends all .... even religion ....
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A Jewish woman and a Muslim man ? ...
Yes, it's possible ...
Perhaps there is hope in human kind after all .....
if even religion is not a barrier to love, perhaps we can all learn to get along someday, eh ? ... if the one God whom we all call by different names is the God of all men, then perhaps he's smiling on these two ... I hope ...
Laura Radosh, the daughter of Frances Mormile of Blue Bell, Pa., and Edward Radosh of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., was married last evening to Tausif M. Butt, a son of Naseem Butt and Hanif Butt of London. Rabbi Vivian Schirn officiated at the Westin Philadelphia hotel. The couple also had a Muslim ceremony performed in London in August by Dr. Syed Mohiud-Din, a medical doctor in Surrey, England, who is sanctioned to perform Muslim ceremonies by the Muslim Cultural and Welfare Association there.
The bride, 32, is an independent strategic marketing consultant for advertising campaigns. Until September she was an account planner in New York at JWT, the advertising agency. She graduated from the University of Pennsylvania.
Her father is an independent life insurance broker in Weston, Fla. Her mother is a real estate broker with Re/Max Services in Blue Bell. She is the stepdaughter of Robert Mormile and of Angelina Radosh.
The bridegroom, 40, who is known as Tosh, is the product director in the United States for adult hepatitis vaccines and travel vaccines at GlaxoSmithKline, the London-based pharmaceuticals firm. He works in the American headquarters in Philadelphia. He graduated from Brighton Polytechnic in England and received a master's degree in management from Imperial College of the University of London.
His father retired as an executive officer with the Department of Health and Social Security in London, where he conducted statistical analyses of specific segments of the population.
Ms. Radosh and Mr. Butt met last year at a pharmaceuticals marketing meeting in Philadelphia. To break the ice, the first speaker asked the 50 or so people in attendance to raise a hand indicating whether they were married or single.
''When her hand went up for single, I said, 'Yes, perfect,' '' Mr. Butt said. Later, he said, she gave a presentation and he couldn't help admiring her. ''I thought not only is she attractive, but is also a good presenter with clarity of thought.''
At lunch he made a point of planting himself at her table. A colleague volunteered to find out whether she would be receptive to dating him and he got the green light.
A week later they met for dinner on the Lower East Side in New York and began seeing each other. ''On most of our early dates, I thought, 'I'll just go out with him, but he's not the one.' But then it dawned on me, 'Why couldn't he be?' ''
As a little girl, she said, she dreamed of a husband who was a ''nice Jewish boy,'' not a ''nice English, Muslim, Pakistani boy.''
Then she realized, ''I used to date guys who were all right on paper but wrong in person, and here is a guy who is all wrong on paper but absolutely right in person.''
that was a New York Times society wedding announcement ...
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9805E3D91F3FF931A25752C1A9609C8B63
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too long didnt read.
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Summary: Jewish woman and Muslim man falls in love ... got married according to both Jewish and Islamic traditions ....
lives happily ever after ......
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from what i know, there is nothing against the religions about it.. both are religions of "the book" or something..
whatever conflict they have now, is purely political and never had anything to do with religion until someone invoked "jihad" and all that BS that came with it.. i think it was Yassar Arafat.. -
I do not believe religion nor race should be a barrier in love between two souls.
Love is such a sacred entity itself. By feeling love and accepting it, its like religion by itself. -
Indeed. Faith, hope and love. The greatest of the three is love.
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Got pic?
I wanna see how attractive she is.
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yes ... the followers of all the judeo-christian tradition religions, Judiasm, Christianity, Islam, even lesser ones like the Druze ... are collectively known as the followers of the book ... that they believe in the one God of all creation and all men .... (of course each will vehemently disagree) .....
so ... everyone is but calling God by different names, neh ? ... how ironic, no ? ...
perhaps more of such couples may just turn this atheist into a believer .... -
she's a dark haired beauty .... like some italian star ...Originally posted by missqi:Got pic?
I wanna see how attractive she is.
he's like some italian film chap too ... -
It's nice.
I hope more people can look beyond their differences.
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don't conclude too fast.
wait for 1 or 2 years. See if they are still together. -
wah piangz ... hold the cynicism lah .... even though it's a new york marriage ....Originally posted by Icemoon:don't conclude too fast.
wait for 1 or 2 years. See if they are still together.
at the very least they are giving love a fighting chance, no ? ....
so many others couldn't look beyond the difference, neh ? -
By the way .. their children will be Jewish.Originally posted by Fatum:wah piangz ... hold the cynicism lah .... even though it's a new york marriage ....
at the very least they are giving love a fighting chance, no ? ....
so many others couldn't look beyond the difference, neh ?
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I hope their children will grow up irreligious, untouched by blind dogma ....Originally posted by Icemoon:By the way .. their children will be Jewish.
if they live their lives righteous, upright, and compassionate, then the God of all men should have no problem accepting them into the kingdom of heaven, no ? ... -
well, we are taught that where Love is God is..
also we were taught that there are three things that will last, Faith, Hope and Love, and the greatest of them all is Love -
I have to say it !!!Originally posted by Fatum:she's a dark haired beauty .... like some italian star ...
he's like some italian film chap too ...
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at the very least .. they won't eat pork.Originally posted by Fatum:I hope their children will grow up irreligious, untouched by blind dogma ....
if they live their lives righteous, upright, and compassionate, then the God of all men should have no problem accepting them into the kingdom of heaven, no ? ... -
If they believe in the true High God that is.Originally posted by Fatum:I hope their children will grow up irreligious, untouched by blind dogma ....
if they live their lives righteous, upright, and compassionate, then the God of all men should have no problem accepting them into the kingdom of heaven, no ? ... -
pictures only appear on current wedding announcements ... this one's from last week ... in the archives liao ....Originally posted by elindra:I have to say it !!!
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you'd have to sign up on New York Times too ....
but take my word for it ... she's hot .... at least to me ... -
I agree to your topic. Haiz.
Last time me love a girl who ish christian. Sob. she dont accept me because me not her religion.
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What? My girl was a non-Christian. I love her despite of her faith. And after she came to church with me after a period of time she decided to give her life to Jesus. Praise the Lord! Now we're very happy together. I think your previous crush or girl you love do not see this point... and I guess you should just forget about this person as she has no gift of foresight.Originally posted by Darkness_hacker99:I agree to your topic. Haiz.
Last time me love a girl who ish christian. Sob. she dont accept me because me not her religion. -
The bloodshed in the Mid-East was caused by European Christians, not Arafat.
Anyway, a child of a Muslim father is automatically a Muslim. -
of Muslim mum as wellOriginally posted by iveco:The bloodshed in the Mid-East was caused by European Christians, not Arafat.
Anyway, a child of a Muslim father is automatically a Muslim. -
the last sentence touched me the most
Then she realized, ''I used to date guys who were all right on paper but wrong in person, and here is a guy who is all wrong on paper but absolutely right in person.'' ....
why are some people so quick to classify and label people thus ? ... oh, she's jewish, ... oh, he's muslim ... oh ... their children will be muslims, or whatever ? ... so ? ....
does it really matter so much ? ...
you know, the greatest tragedy of our times is that we actually have cause to celebrate this couple for falling in love with each other in the first place ! ... isn't it sad that religion, supposedly the unifying, humanizing force of mankind, is now a barrier, an excluding factor ? ... that people who might otherwise be perfect for each other and fall in love don't, can't, won't do so because of race and blind dogma ? ...
and the greatest irony of all, that they all supposedly worship the same God whom they but call by different names ? ....
to all the "believers" out there ... you call yourselves "men of God" ? .... -
No problem with that.Originally posted by iveco:Anyway, a child of a Muslim father is automatically a Muslim.
Muslims are people who belong to Islam. You can be Tamil Muslim or Chinese Muslim too.
But since the wife is a Jew .. their children will be Jewish. Doesn't say anything about the religion they will embrace later.